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‘Snaggletooth’ caught: Hunters capture 844-pound alligator after 4-year pursuit

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM · 1 min read
‘Snaggletooth’ caught: Hunters capture 844-pound alligator after 4-year pursuit  — WFTV Trending Orlando, Williston Business news
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“Snaggletooth” has finally been caught after four years. And was a tall order, even for experienced hunters.Read more trending news A four-man team in South Carolina pulled in the 844-pound, 14-foot alligator from Lake Moultrie on Sept. 28 during the state’s alligator hunting season, The Post and Courier OF Charleston reported. The huge reptile was the second largest alligator caught in the Palmetto State.Around 11 p.m. ET on Sept. 28, Cole Poplin and William Ard from Renegade Bowfishing, along with clients Chris Webb -- the tag holder -- and his father, Craig Webb, captured the alligator, which had been elusive for years.“I spotted this gator four years ago, roughly,” Poplin, who runs the fishing charter company, told the newspaper. “I’m hunting gators every single night, taking clients out every single night. I’ve hunted this gator a lot over the last three or four years. Four years later, we have a magical night, and he just happened to slip up and make a mistake, and we made it cou

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